Cluster Headaches (CH)
Cluster headaches have attacked me for 12 years now. I fight the monster everyday.
Anonymous
The Condition:
- Extremely intense headaches; short attacks range 15-180 mins; and can have several episodes in a day.
- Affect men most often than women.
- Can come on with no warning, feel very piercing, located on the side of the head, & often around an eye.
- Can manifest as episodic (ECH) or chronic (CCH) causing significant range of distress.
References
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuihLIGFCbI
- https://www.everydayhealth.com/news/it-migraine-cluster-headache/
- https://www.emedicinehealth.com/cluster_headache/article_em.htm#what_is_a_cluster_headache
- https://thejournalofheadacheandpain.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s10194-020-01115-4
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-59366-9
- https://www.ajmc.com/view/economic-impact-of-migraines
- https://www.neurologylive.com/view/high-cost-cluster-headache-us